elusive

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective difficult to describe
  2. adjective skillful at eluding capture; - David Kline
  3. adjective difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

Etymology

From Latin elusus, past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”).

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